Beneficiary death. The MCO may not initiate disenrollment for any member except as specified above; the MCO may not terminate enrollment because of an adverse change in the enrollee’s health status; the enrollee’s utilization of medical services; diminished mental capacity; or uncooperative or disruptive behavior resulting from his or her special needs (except when his or her continued enrollment in the MCO seriously impairs the entity’s ability to furnish services to either this or other enrollees). The MCO may not request disenrollment because of an enrollee’s attempt to exercise his or her rights under the grievance system. The MCO must assure BMS that terminations are consistent with the reasons permitted under the contract. BMS has responsibility for promptly arranging for services for any recipient whose enrollment is terminated for reasons other than loss of Medicaid eligibility. After BMS becomes aware of, or is alerted to, the existence of one of the reasons listed above, BMS will notify the enrollment broker of the beneficiary’s loss of eligibility. In the case of continuous placement in a facility or institution for more than 30 calendar days, the MCO must notify BMS within 5 business days following the 30th day of admission. The enrollment broker will then notify the beneficiary or family and update the enrollment roster to inform the MCO of disenrollment. The effective date of the disenrollment will be no later than the first day of the second month after the month in which the MCO requests termination. When notifying BMS of its intent to disenroll a member, the MCO must specify the reason for the request in order to assure BMS that the reason for the request is consistent with the permissible reasons specified in this contract. BMS will make the final decision to approve or deny the requested MCO- initiated disenrollment. If BMS does not act on the MCO’s request for a disenrollment, the disenrollment will be considered as approved. MCO enrollees may request disenrollment at any time for any reason. Disenrollment will be effective no later than the first day of the second month after the month in which the enrollee requests disenrollment. There is no limit on the number of disenrollment requests that an enrollee can initiate. The enrollee should contact the enrollment broker to initiate disenrollment. However, if an enrollee informs the MCO that he or she wants to transfer to another MCO, the MCO must work with the enrollment broker to facilitate the process. If...
Beneficiary death. If an Eligible Designated Beneficiary receiving distributions under the Life Expectancy Rule dies before receiving distribution of the Beneficiary's entire interest in the Participant's account, the Plan will distribute that interest in full no later than December 31 of the 10th year following the year of the Eligible Designated Beneficiary's death. Similarly, if a Participant died before the Effective Date of this Article 6, and the beneficiary died after such Effective Date, but prior to receiving full distribution of the beneficiary's interest, the Plan will distribute that interest in full no later than December 31 of the tenth year following the year of the beneficiary's death.
